Five universities in London have been named within the top 50 best higher education establishments in Europe.
Imperial College London was named as the third best university in Europe in the Times Higher Education European University rankings, with Oxford and Cambridge taking the top two spots.
University College London took fifth place in the rankings while the London School of Economics and Political Science was ranked in sixth place.
Other London universities making the top 50 included King’s College London in eighth place and Queen Mary, University of London in 41st place.
A total of 46 universities across the UK featured in the top 200.
The new table comes amid continuing concerns that visa changes are having a negative impact and are leading to fewer international students choosing to come to the UK to study.
Rankings editor Phil Baty said that international students were "hugely important" to UK higher education, and the wider economy, warning that this "lifeline" was being put at increasing risk due to immigration policies and the rising popularity of other European universities.
